Northern Lights Missions

Analysis

Northern Lights Missions is a registered charity in United States, based in Tok, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Northern Lights Missions reported income of $268k and spending of $248k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $311k to $268k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Northern Lights Missions sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization for the Advancement of Mussar Inc ($268k), Roadster Legacy ($268k) and Friends of Christian Education ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $860k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $860k. It reported 2 employees.